[Alberta's Child]

The skill set required for a toll collector is about the same as the skill set for a cashier at Wal-Mart or Safeway. So any toll collector who is paid more than a grocery store cashier is basically overpaid.

The fact that the toll collector is part of a government racket doesn't change this.

[Live and let live conservative]

The skill set required for a toll collector is about the same as the skill set for a cashier at Wal-Mart or Safeway. So any toll collector who is paid more than a grocery store cashier is basically overpaid. The fact that the toll collector is part of a government racket doesn't change this.

I disagree, the skill set for a cashier who is dealing with thousands of products at different prices is not the same as someone doling out change for a buck at one price.

$10 an hour for handing drivers a quarter is a gift as far as I'm concerned. It seems that bill changing machines would pay for themselves in a matter of a month or two and they couldn't possibly be slower than the folks working the toll booths in and around Dallas.

[Toddsterpatriot]

The skill set required for a toll collector is about the same as the skill set for a cashier at Wal-Mart or Safeway.

Come on, making change is hard. Especially for protectionists.